Femke Bol secured a gold medal in the mixed 4x400m relaya t the Paris Games. (Images by Getty) — Femke Bol and Letsile Tebogo will both be in action at the Paris Olympics. (Images by Getty)

Top 5 Paris Olympics gold medalists to watch out for at Lausanne Diamond League ft Femke Bol, Letsile Tebogo

Modified Aug 18, 2024 05:46 GMT

Fresh off their Paris Olympic victories, Femke Bol along with Letsile Tebogo and other gold medalists will compete in the Lausanne Diamond League. The event is slated for August 22, 2024, at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Switzerland.

The Lausanne Diamond League will feature multiple events, including the 400m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 100m hurdles, long jump, high jump, and javelin throw. On that note, let's take a look at the five Paris Olympic gold medalists who will compete in the upcoming edition of the Diamond League.

#5 Femke Bol will compete in the Lausanne Diamond League after collecting three medals at the Paris Olympics 2024

Femke Bol during the medal ceremony of Women's 400m Hurdles Final during Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Getty Images)

Femke Bol had a noteworthy outing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She collected the set of medals after clinching a gold medal in the 4x400m mixed relay, running the anchor leg. Femke Bol went on to clinch a silver medal in the women's 4x400m relay and collected a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles, following Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Anna Cockrell.

Femke Bol will lock horns with Ayomide Folorunso, Louise Maraval, and the 'Jamaican quartet' of Andrenette Knight, Rushell Clayton, Janieve Russell, and Shiann Salmon in the 400m hurdles event at Lausanne Diamond League.

#4 Letsile Tebogo

Letsile Tebogo celebrating the gold medal in the Men's 200m Final at the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo via Getty Images)

Letsile Tebogo clinched Botswana's first Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games after winning the 200m race with a timing of 19.46 seconds. He surpassed the American duo of Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles, who clocked 19.62 and 19.70 seconds, respectively.

Moreover, Tebogo also helped Botswana to a silver in the 4x400m relay event. The 21-year-old will compete in the men's 200m, vying against the likes of Fred Kerley, Erriyon Knighton, and Joseph Fahnbulleh in Switzerland.

#3 Grant Holloway

Grant Holloway celebrates during the Men's 110m Hurdles medal ceremony at the Olympic Games 2024. (Photo via Getty Images)

Grant Holloway added to his silver medal from Tokyo 2020 by winning the gold in the men's 110m hurdles. The 26-year-old clocked 12.99 seconds to defeat the likes of his fellow medalists Daniel Roberts and Rashid Broadbell, among others.

Roberts and Broadbell are among the athletes who will compete against Grant Holloway in the Lausanne Diamond League, which will take place at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.

It will be the 26-year-old's third Diamond League event of 2024, having previously won the 110m hurdles races at the Prefontaine Classic and the Monaco Diamond League.

#2 Quincy Hall

Quincy Hall celebrates winning the 400m final at the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Getty Images)

Quincy Hall displayed an electrifying performance in the 400m at the Paris Olympics to secure a gold medal. After lagging in fourth place throughout the race, the American athlete accelerated in the final 50m to cross the finish line first.

He surpassed Matthew Hudson-Smith in the final step of the race, clocking a striking 43.40 seconds, while the latter recorded 43.44 seconds. Hall will compete in the 400m alongside the silver medalist at the Lausanne Diamond League.

The 26-year-old has already competed in four Diamond League events earlier in 2024, winning the 400m race in Monaco.

#1 Cole Hocker

Cole Hocker celebrates winning the Men's 1500m final at the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Getty Images)

Cole Hocker will compete at the favorite to secure a win in the 1500m after securing a surprise win at the Paris Olympics. He defeated the two favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr to collect his first Olympic medal.

While Ingebrigsten and Kerr posted 3:28.24 and 3:27.79, the 23-year-old American clocked 3:27.65, which is a new Olympic record. He will again face Ingebrigsten in the 1500m at the Lausanne Diamond League, among other competitors.